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O Tannenbaum!

It's hard to believe December 1st is here and it is officially Christmastime!  I hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving, and I really appreciate all the tips, tricks and recipes you all gave me a few posts back.  We had a family situation arise that led to us flying home days before Tha…

A Day of Play!

We spent most of the day playing in the beautiful snow today. There is something magical and uplifting about snow. I love it!  We did lots of snowball fights, sledding, and angel making! And snow sampling, of course. ;)  And when Daddy got home, things really got fun! Daddy's are just…

First Northern Snow!

Erie doesn't mess around when it comes to snow. Looks like we are pulling out all the stops to come in 1st for most snow fall again this year! I heard that the first snowfall in Erie is usually a dusting.  We had our first snowfall today.  And we got A FOOT!!!! Hahaha!  It's serio…

Thanksgiving Dinner ADVICE NEEDED!

The biggest dinner of the year is upon us, and guess who is in charge this year? ME!!! (Insert big eyes emoticon here, about 800 times.) Do you guys remember the last time I hosted a Thanksgiving dinner?  If you've forgotten, read it about it here . There's like a whole…

A Very "Erie" Halloween!

It's not every day you get to spend Halloween in a town called Erie! :)  Actually this was Husby's second Halloween in Erie... he was here interviewing this time last year.  Crazy to think about! The boys decided a few months ago what they wanted to be for Halloween. (Levi, my p…

Moments, Big & Small!

Mom and Dad happened to come during "peak week" for the leaves.  Oh my goodness gracious, I've never seen anything like it.  They helped me in my venture for fall foliage pictures, as we ran into beautiful sights everywhere we looked.  One of our favorite spots was right out…

Pumpkin Patch!

It's not fall unless there's a a pumpkin patch post! Can I get an amen? A couple of weeks ago, Husby had to go to Wisconsin for almost a week.  So, my parents swooped in and saved the day (week) and came for a visit!!  It was so wonderful having them here, and the boys were besi…